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One thing they asked me was how I would approach integrating and normalizing data from multiple sources with different formats and grading systems. They were interested in understanding how I would handle discrepancies in movie titles, genres, and ratings across platforms, and how I would design a system to ensure consistency and reliability in the final aggregated ratings.
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Staff Data Engineer

Interviewed at Clarity AI

4.4
Feb 12, 2025

One thing they asked me was how I would approach integrating and normalizing data from multiple sources with different formats and grading systems. They were interested in understanding how I would handle discrepancies in movie titles, genres, and ratings across platforms, and how I would design a system to ensure consistency and reliability in the final aggregated ratings.

The problem required knowledge of retrieving data from API endpoints and parsing the resulting JSON. Typical coding assessments give the candidate data in a structure like an array or matrix or linked list or graph. Unless you have data retrieval front-of-mind, you will not do well.
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Staff Software Engineer

Interviewed at Lattice

3.5
May 17, 2022

The problem required knowledge of retrieving data from API endpoints and parsing the resulting JSON. Typical coding assessments give the candidate data in a structure like an array or matrix or linked list or graph. Unless you have data retrieval front-of-mind, you will not do well.

1 - What is your motivation to work for GE 2 - What were youur biggest achievements at your studies 3 - English level verification - short discussion in english 4 - Several specific technical questions, depending on the job you're applying 5 - STAR question
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Staff Engineer

Interviewed at GE Aerospace

4.2
Oct 22, 2015

1 - What is your motivation to work for GE 2 - What were youur biggest achievements at your studies 3 - English level verification - short discussion in english 4 - Several specific technical questions, depending on the job you're applying 5 - STAR question

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